In the Media
Archive
2006
December
27, 2006 | More
U.S. Companies Becoming Faith Friendly (Dagen.se,
Sweden) David W. Miller is quoted in
this article by Elisabeth Braw on the increasing support
for faith in the workplace.
December 18, 2006 | A
New Agenda for US Evangelicals (The Christian Science Monitor) Mark
Totten, a fellow at the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, writes
about the changing dynamics of America's Evangelicals.
December 6, 2006 | Faith
at Work Is No Longer Taboo (newswise.com) David
Miller quoted in an article on becoming a faith friendly company.
December 6, 2006 | Survey:
Teens Feel Intense Pressure to Succeed — Even if it Means Cutting
Ethical Corners (www.socialfunds.com) David Miller
quoted in an article on a study on the ethical choices youth make
in the quest for success.
December 4, 2006 | At
Bosses’ Invitation, Chaplains Come Into Workplace and Onto
Payroll (New York Times) David Miller featured
in article on workplace chaplaincy.
November, 2006 | Faith
at Work: What Does It Mean to Be a “Faith-Friendly” Company? (The
Conference Board, Executive Action Series) Article
based on discussions and a presentation by David W. Miller.
October 25, 2006 | Symposium
Addresses Religion (YaleDailyNews.com) Article
covers the recent symposium to discuss the relationship of religion
and politics.
October, 2006 | The
Church's Great Malfunctions (Christianity Today) Miroslav
Volf analyzed the "church's great malfuntions" in
an essay for the magazine's 50-year anniversary issue. In
it, he argued that "if faith only heals and energizes,
then it is merely a crutch, not a way of life."
Fall, 2006 | Getting
Fundamental: Corporate Social Responsibility and Religion – see
page 14 of PDF (Leading Perspectives, a publication from
Business for Social Responsibility) David
Miller is speaking at the Business For Social Responsibility
(www.bsr.org) annual conference.
He will be participating in a panel on "Keeping the
Faith: Religious Frameworks for Corporate Social Responsibility," along
with Marc Gunther, senior writer Fortune magazine, Asher
Meir, Research Director, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem,
and Jamal Badawi, Professor Emeritus, St. Mary's University
(Halifax, Nova Scotia).
October 8, 2006 | Coping
with evil in our society (The Ledger Online) In
the aftermath of recent school shootings, Miroslav Volf is interviewed
in Cary McMullen's article on evil in our society.
September 2, 2006 | The
Last Taboo: An Interview with David Miller (The High
Calling of Our Daily Work: New This Week) David
Miller is featured in an article on integrating faith and
work.
September 2, 2006 | The
theology of giving (World Magazine) Miroslav
Volf is interviewed by Marvin Olasky.
July 9, 2006 | God
is my coworker (Sun-Sentinel) David Miller
is featured in an article on spirituality in the workplace.
June 5, 2006 | Finding
Spirituality Amid Slaughter (DesMoines Register) David
Miller is featured in an article on workplace Chaplaincy
on the front lines of the meat processing industry.
April 13, 2006 | When
Living Your Faith Means Risking Death (Hartford Courant) Miroslav
Volf is featured in an article on Christians living with
their faith in many of the world's troubled regions.
April 7, 2006 | Liberal
Denomination Fires Salvos at Right (New York Times) Christian
Scharen is quoted in an article discussing the struggles between
liberals and the right within the church.
April 1, 2006 | U2 Eucharist Phenomenon (Boston Globe) Christian
Scharen is quoted in an article discussing the trend of Anglican
churches hosting communion services built around the spirit-infused
music of the rock band U2.
April 1, 2006 | Yale
SPE Fosters "Faith as a Way of Life" (Duke University) Christian
Scharen's article about preliminary findings from the Lilly Endowment
funded Faith as a Way of Life Project on pastoral excellence.
April 1, 2006 | Giving
and Forgiving (World Magazine - Weekly News) Miroslav
Volf is interviewed by Greg Dabel in an article on life in the post-war
Balkans.
March 27, 2006 | The
Bible and U2 (ChristianityToday.Com) An excerpt
from Chris Scharen's new book One Step Closer shows that
Bono and his band often work scriptural references into their songs,
and the resulting poetry — and music — is irresistible
to listeners … whether they're people of faith or spiritual
seekers.
March 7, 2006 | Free
of Charge (The Christian Century) Miroslav
Volf's "Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped
of Grace" is reviewed by Jason Byassee
March, 2006 | Giving
and Forgiving: Free of Charge (CBN.com) Miroslav
Volf's "Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped
of Grace" is reviewed.
March 5, 2006 | Shoppers
Balance Beliefs, Business (WashingtonPost.com) David
Miller is quoted in Nikita Stewart's article on the growth of consumers
using their faith as guide in making shopping decisions.
February, 2006 | Meeting
God the giver, forgiver (Anglican Journal - Canada) Miroslav
Volf's "Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped
of Grace" is reviewed by Wayne A. Holst.
February 3, 2006 | Bono
at the National Prayer Breakfast (Religion News Service) Christian
Scharen is quoted in an article reporting on the galvanizing speech
given by U2 lead singer Bono at the National Prayer Breakfast in
Washington D.C.
February 6, 2006 | Oxygenating
Theology: Jesus in a Business Suit? (The Yale Christian Observer) David
Miller is interviewed about the centers efforts to integrate work
and faith.
February, 2006 | Giving
and Forgiving: Free of Charge (RNS: Religion News Service) Press
release published on Miroslav Volf's recent title.
February 8, 2006 | New
Christian group gathers at Div. School (Yale Daily News) Article
covers Emergent Theological Conversation, an event hosted at the
Yale Divinity school and co-sponsored by YCFC.
January, 2006 | Freedom
of Religion (PlanSponsor.com) David Miller
is quoted in an article by Bruce Shutan on the growing need of workers
to integrate faith with work.
January 1, 2006 | Solace
during a tough workday (FresnoBee.com) Travis
Tucker is quoted in an article by Robert Rodriguez focusing on the
spiritual needs in a work place.
2005
December 25, 2005 | Faith,
spirituality coming to workplace (NewsOK.com) Tim
McGuire's article series focuses on the prominence of the Yale Center
for Faith & Culture in the pursuit of integrating faith and work.
December 13, 2005 | Christmas
jeers. Target, Lowe's and Wal-Mart get caught in the culture wars (Money.cnn.com) David
Miller offers solutions in Marc Gunther's article on how retailers
can address the often difficult cultural and religious aspects of the
season.
December 6, 2005 | Mixing
Prayer With Poultry and Meat Sales (AdAge.com) David
Miller is quoted in Stephanie Thompson's article on the new faith friendly
marketing campaign from Tyson Foods.
November 24, 2005 | Turkey
Set, Guests Seated. Something You Want to Say? (The New York
Times) Julia Moskin's article on grace accommodating
for pluralism profiles the book "Giving Thanks at Mealtime," edited
by David Miller.
October 23, 2005 | Religious
faith finding place in workplace (Chicago Tribune)
David Miller is quoted in Barbara Rose’s article on integrating faith and
work.
October 17, 2005 | Smells
Like Team Spiritual (Connecticut Business News Journal) David
Miller is quoted in Karen Singer’s article on “faith-friendly” policies
and practices in Connecticut companies.
September 2005 | Spirituality
in America: God on the Job? (Ladies’ Home Journal) David
Gibson’s profile of the faith-at-work movement quotes David Miller: “There’s
a desire for people to live a meaningful, integrated life. They’re
tired of a compartmentalized existence where the different parts of
their identity — their soul, their spirit — are cut out.
We work crazy, long hours, and if we’re really honest, most of
us don’t do it just for the paycheck. We hope to get something
else out of it.”
September 21, 2005 (Wall Street Journal) David
Miller’s course “Succeeding Without Selling Your Soul” is
mentioned in a description of the Yale School of Management, which
was ranked #5 among American M.B.A. programs in a Wall Street
Journal/Harris Interactive survey of business recruiters.
September 1, 2005 | Spiritual
Guidance … in the Workplace? (Christian Science
Monitor) Jane Lampman’s article mentions the
first National Conference on Workplace
Chaplaincy in the context of a general look at the ministries
of corporate chaplains.
August 31, 2005 | Workplace
Chaplains Growing Movement (Cadillac News) The
first National Conference on Workplace Chaplaincy was
reported by Dale Killingbeck; several people from Workplace Chaplains
Inc., based in Cadillac, Michigan, attended the conference.
July 18, 2005 | Christians
Not Hesitant to Mix Faith, Business (Louisville Courier-Journal) David
Miller is quoted in Christie Smythe’s report on Christian business owners
and professionals in the Louisville, Kentucky, area.
June 26, 2005 | Setting Some New Priorities (Boulder Daily Camera) The
Ethics and Spirituality in the Workplace program is mentioned by Matt Branaugh
in his regular business column, “Tech Range.”
May 29, 2005 | At
Some Companies, Every Day is “Bring Your Faith to Work Day” (Sioux
City Journal) Michele Linck’s article reports
a visit by David Miller to Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., headquarters in
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota.
May 20, 2005 | Chaplain
Tells Prayer Breakfast of Experiences at Ground Zero (Wichita
Eagle) Joe Rodriguez’s article summarizes David
Miller’s presentation at the 2005 Wichita (Kansas) Prayer Breakfast.
May 15, 2005 | Religion
Makes Inroads in the Corporate Arena (Los Angeles Times) David
Miller is quoted in Faye Fiore’s article on the shift in attitudes
toward religion in the workplace.
April 3, 2005 | Scandals
Incite More Outrage Than Change (Chicago Tribune) David
Miller is quoted in Janet Kidd Stewart’s article on the mismatch
between attitudes toward Wall Street ethical breaches and actual investment
practices.
March 21, 2005 | The
Faith-at-Work Movement Finds a Home (MSNBC.com) Alex Johnson
quotes David Miller in his report on the “critical mass” of
faith-friendly workplaces and work-oriented ministries in northwest
Arkansas. The story is part of a series on Faith
in America airing on the “Today” show and NBC
Nightly News and appearing on the MSNBC site.
March 10, 2005 | Does Wall Street
Finally Need An Ethics Code? (Wall Street Journal) David
Miller is quoted in Dennis Berman’s article on a proposed code
of investment banking ethics.
Febrary 18, 2005 | Finding Faith in Workplace (Stockton
Record) David Siders’s article reports David Miller’s
keynote at the 2005 Leadership Prayer Breakfast in Stockton, California.
February 12, 2005 | Shift in Attitudes Allows Charles’ Remarriage (Baltimore
Sun) Chris Scharen is quoted on differing religious evaluations
of remarriage after divorce in Janice D’Arcy’s story.
January 9, 2005 | Faith in the Workplace (Charlotte
Observer) Rick Rothacker’s article quotes David Miller
in the course of a survey of the faith in the workplace movement.
January 3, 2005 | Spiritual Beliefs
Blend into Work (Chicago Tribune) David Miller
is quoted in Ann Meyer’s special report.
2004
December 13, 2004 | Profs
Receive Yale Award for Family Nurture Course (Baptist Press News) Kyle
Smith’s story notes that David Nelson and Bruce Ashford of Southeastern
Baptist Theological Seminary “have received one of four $5,000 awards from
Yale Divinity School for a course they designed to help pastors equip families
to live wisely in God’s world.” The awards are
a program of the Faith as a Way of Life project.
December 1, 2004 | Theologian
Tackles Issues of Faith (Yale Daily News) The
first YCFC Theology Live event, with Stanley Hauerwas
of Duke Divinity School, was reported by Victoria Katsarou.
November 7, 2004 | Multiple
Dimensions to “Moral Values” (Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel) David Miller is quoted in Tom Heinen’s
article on the role of religious faith and moral values in the 2004
U.S. Presidential election.
September 24, 2004 | Embracing
Difference Enriches Lives, Volf Reminds Bishops (Episcopal News
Service) Patricia McCaughan’s story quotes extensively
from Miroslav Volf’s address to the national House of Bishops
of the Episcopal Church USA. (Also see John Wiley’s AP story
in the Seattle
Times.)
September 20, 2004 | Conference
Addresses Moral Trust (Yale Daily News) Stephen
Gikow’s story reports the inaugural Sarah Smith
Memorial Conference on Moral Leadership at Yale Divinity School.
August 15, 2004 | The Many Delicate
Issues of Spirituality in the Office (New York Times) Eilene
Zimmerman’s story quotes David Miller in the course of sketching
some of the motivations and challenges of faith in the workplace.
July 10, 2004 | Filling
the Gap from Sunday to Monday (Bremerton Sun) Sally
Santana reports part of an email interview with David Miller.
June 7, 2004 | New York Professionals
Say “In God We Trust” (Crain’s New York Business) José Zeilstra,
member of the FWL National Working Group, and David Miller are quoted in Anita
Jain’s story on New York City businesspeople and artists bringing
faith to bear on their work.
May 3, 2004 | Can Faith and Prosperity Co-Exist? (BET.com) Donna
M. Owens’s story, posted on the African-American portal BET.com,
quotes several African-American CEOs along with David Miller on the
growing influence of the faith at work movement.
March 17, 2004 | What
Would Jesus Say About Enron? (New York Times) John
Leland’s article surveys a number of initiatives bringing
faith into contact with business practices and politics.
March 6, 2004 | Faith
Has Role in Workplace (Greenwich Time) J.
Clyde Wills’s story reports David Miller’s first presentation
in the Greenwich Executive Breakfast
Series on “Faith and Ethics in the Workplace.”
February 2004 | Practicing Your Faith at Work (Minaret) David
Miller is quoted in a story by Akhtar H. Emon: “Now, companies
are thinking that being a faith-friendly employer is a natural follow-on
to being a family-friendly employer.” (Reported by Robert Plocheck
in the Dallas Morning News on March 4, 2004.)
2003
December 5, 2003 | In
Focus: Center for Faith and Culture (Yale Bulletin and Calendar) Susan
Gonzalez’s profile of YCFC in Yale University’s newsletter
quotes David Miller, Miroslav Volf, and Yale Divinity School Dean Harry
Attridge.
November 17, 2003 | A
New Spirit at Work (Christian Science Monitor) Jane
Lampman’s story contains links to several other sites concerned
with faith and work.
November–December 2003 | Faith
at Work (Across the Board) A number of
contemporary manifestations of the “faith at work” movement are described,
and leaders quoted, in Theodore Kinni’s article. Across
the Board is published by the business site The
Conference Board.
October 2003 | The Faith at Work Movement (Theology Today) David
Miller’s lead article in this issue of Theology
Today is accompanied by an interview with Steven Reinemund, CEO of
PepsiCo, along with other articles dealing with Christian faith and the business
world. (For copies of these articles, contact David.)
October 12, 2003 | Work Ethic: New
Center at Yale Focuses on Workplace Spirituality (New Haven Register) Mary
O’Leary’s story profiling David Miller and the Ethics
and Spirituality in the Workplace initiative appeared in conjunction
with Yale Divinity School’s Convocation celebrations.